Will what he stood for and died for live on, or take hold, or are we just going to continue on and bring up the topic again next year?
Let’s stop mere annual recognition and start clear volition.
Give peace a chance – Peace without pieces.

]]>https://markssong.wordpress.com/2017/01/17/another-martin-luther-king-day-now-what/feed/0markssongA SIGN OF THE TIMEShttps://markssong.wordpress.com/2016/04/16/a-sign-of-the-times/
https://markssong.wordpress.com/2016/04/16/a-sign-of-the-times/#respondSun, 17 Apr 2016 00:25:45 +0000http://markssong.wordpress.com/?p=821A SIGN OF THE TIMES..
Every Church – every Temple – with every name – in every city.
It’s not a building or groups of people that like themselves.
It’s a verb – Be the Church – the called out ones. Go for it.
]]>https://markssong.wordpress.com/2016/04/16/a-sign-of-the-times/feed/0markssongIMG_20160416_173907319_HDR1Make Love Easyhttps://markssong.wordpress.com/2016/02/14/make-love-easy/
https://markssong.wordpress.com/2016/02/14/make-love-easy/#respondSun, 14 Feb 2016 20:47:17 +0000http://markssong.wordpress.com/?p=811My contribution to the God of love today.
Something I wrote a while ago but still feel.
God, thank you for your everlasting love

*You’re Easy to Love*

God, You’re so easy to love
You reign over me from above
Your peace is the song of a dove
You’re easy to love

As I sleep, You rejoice over me 1
I just wake up and breathe and receive
Keep my heart fixed on You and believe
You’re easy to love

I love You because You first loved me 2
And You’ve made it so easy to see
You love me and You’ve made me to be
Easy to love

I am weak, when I want to be strong
And You still sing to me Your love song
When I cry, You will capture my tears 3
When I’m lost, I have found You are near 4
You’re easy to love

You’re easy to love because You’ve first loved me
Easy to love and so easy to see
You love me and You’ve made me to be
Easy to love , easy to love.

Cancer took my mother when I was nineteen
She was only 54
I moved out a few months after
Couldn’t take my Dad anymore
In less than a year I had a wife and a baby
Working in a steel mill that can make you crazy
And the clock kept ticking
Cancer put a mark on me when I was 57
That (fill in the blank) tried to send me to Heaven
It didn’t win – I’m still here – but this isn’t about me
And I’m really tired of what I’m seeing on TV
It’s about living for each other, especially your Mother
You only get one – I wish mine was still here
So don’t treat her like a cancer or wish she’d disappear
Love your mother and that’s more than saying the word
Love is an action that speaks louder than what’s heard.
You’ll probably never hear me in church
You may not care what I say
Cancer stinks and that’s a fact
Don’t let it take away. Happy Mother’s Day.

A recent survey disclosed why XMAS is the most wonderful time of the year.

Xtra food is at it’s peak.
Xternal coverings are the most popular gifts
Xcuses for having to leave are the most numerous
Xpressions on the face are priceless
Xit plans are at an all time high
Xtreme drinks are drunk to the Xtreme
Xplanations of careers, sexual preference, and even your Xistence
X-favorite dishes are created abundantly
X-partners are celebrated
Xmas next year is looked forward to by all

]]>https://markssong.wordpress.com/2013/12/12/photographs/feed/0markssongMEOption and Choicehttps://markssong.wordpress.com/2013/11/10/option-and-choice/
https://markssong.wordpress.com/2013/11/10/option-and-choice/#respondSun, 10 Nov 2013 13:47:17 +0000http://markssong.wordpress.com/?p=799 From the journals – over two decades and thousands of pages

of writing for whatever reason, simply trying to convey inspiration

to others with what I have been inspired with.

Not really sharing who I was but who I am.

Normally, I’ve been posting a piece from the current date of years earlier.

Occasionally, I’ll just post something randomly.

Today, here’s one from 2008. What I was vs What I am. Thanks to the option and the choice that only God offers.

Generations come and go
Rivers always flow
Lives are changed by who we are
Not by who we know
People searching to be free
Love is always free
It’s already part of you
Simply let it be
Generate the love of God
Love will always flow
Generations come and go
Rivers always flow
Lives are changed by who we are
Not by who we know
Love will always flow

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https://markssong.wordpress.com/2013/09/24/generations-2/feed/0markssongArts 016More Photography by Mark C Ettingerhttps://markssong.wordpress.com/2013/06/21/more-photography-by-mark-c-ettinger/
https://markssong.wordpress.com/2013/06/21/more-photography-by-mark-c-ettinger/#commentsFri, 21 Jun 2013 04:06:24 +0000http://markssong.wordpress.com/?p=783My photography is making a renaissance. I’m starting to do photo exhibits and making Captioned Inspirational Photos again after a ten year hiatus.

I’ve been a photography enthusiast for 35 years and have played the roulette wheel of the trade: Weddings, kids sports, portraits, freebies, freelance newspaper photos, etc..

You can still view my photography that accompanies my writings on this sight. To view more of my photos, I’ll be temporarily posting my current collection with a few